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Why Choose PokerStars?

PokerStars is the largest and busiest online poker room in the world and often has in excess of 200,000 players logged in simultaneously. The slick PokerStars software is regarded by many as being the best in the business, and the same is often said about PokerStars' customer support team.
PokerStars offers an unrivalled game selection, the biggest and richest online poker tournaments, an excellent customer service and is generally considered to be the safest and most financially secure online poker site in the world.

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PokerStars is the market leader and has been for some time thanks in part to their excellent customer service team, their superb software, the excellent VIP scheme and the fact they listen to and adapt to their customer’s needs.

PokerStars first entered the online poker world back in 2001 and since then it has dealt more hands and ran more tournaments than any other online poker site. Over the years PokerStars has been at the forefront of innovation, creating the biggest weekly online poker tournament in the Sunday Million, the richest online poker festival in the world in the shape of the World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) and more recently Zoom Poker and the fantastic Mobile PokerStars App – that is available on Android and iOS.

The world's largest online poker site has everything you will ever need from an online poker room. It is easy to see why PokerStars says "We Are Poker!"

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The PokerStars Mobile App allows you to play on the world's largest online poker site from your favourite mobile device. Available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices, the PokerStars Mobile App gives you access to PokerStars' ground-breaking features whilst you are on the go. Some of the features include:

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The PokerNews-exclusive freeroll will take place at 14:00 EST on February 6, and is already available in the PokerStars lobby. Here's all you need to know to find it:

Tournament Name:PokerNews $2.5k Freeroll

Tournament ID: 1071301045

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Time: 14:00 EST

The freeroll is open to both new and existing customers, with the qualification routes being slightly different depending on whether you are a new customer, or have previously signed up to PokerStars using PokerNews links and marketing codes.

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Existing PokerNews players, need to generate only 100 VPPs between Jan. 1 - 31 to qualify for the tournament on February 6.

Having a shot at a $2,500 prize pool greatly increases your chances of walking away with some free cash prizes and bragging rights among your friends. So, do not waste anymore time and get yourself an account at PokerStars or get to the tables and play as much as you can to generate the VPPs you need!

PokerStars Bonus: 100% up to $600

Download PokerStars via PokerNews and enjoy a 100% match up to $600 first deposit bonus when you enter the marketing code "UKPOKERNEWS" upon creating your account and the bonus code "STARS600" when you’re making your first deposit.

IMPORTANT: You must enter the marketing code UKPOKERNEWS when you are creating your account otherwise you will not be tracked to PokerNews, and will not be able to participate in any of our exclusive promotions at PokerStars.

PokerStars matches the first three deposits that you make within 90-days of making your first deposit, up to a combined maximum of $600. Once the bonus has been credited to your account, you have 120 days in which to clear the bonus and release it into your account.

Each time you earn 200VPPs, $10 of your bonus is released into your PokerStars account.

There is a second bonus option available to new PokerStars customers, one that awards a free $20. Simply, make your first deposit of at least $20 at PokerStars using the bonus code "FREE20" and PokerStars will add an additional $20 cash to your account within 36 hours. In addition to the free cash, you will also receive up to 124 entries to the $100K Privilege Freeroll that run four times per day.

PokerStars’ VIP scheme can be one of the most profitable for high-volume players. All players automatically start out their PokerStars career as a BronzeStar and as you earn VPPs for your real money play, your status will improve to ChromeStar, SilverStar, GoldStar, PlatinumStar, Supernova and Supernova Elite.

The benefits increase as you progress up the various VIP levels, but be warned that only the most dedicated of poker players reach Supernova and Supernova Elite.

The rate at which VPPs are earned depends on the game and stakes played for and the number of players at your table. Be sure to check out the PokerStars website once you have created your account via PokerNews.

About PokerStars

PokerStars has been in business since 2001, making it one of the longest-running online poker sites in the world. Since its creation, PokerStars has grown exponentially and is now by far the market-leader in the online poker industry.

In addition to the busiest and widest variety of cash games, PokerStars is the home to the biggest weekly online poker tournament – the Sunday Million – and hosts massive online festivals such as the Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), MicroMillions, Turbo Championship Of Online Poker (TCOOP) and the daddy of them all, the World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP).

After the collapse of the old Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars stepped in and acquired Full Tilt Poker’s assets for $731 million, which allowed Full Tilt Poker’s customers to be repaid. This happened in June 2012 and two years later, in 2014, Amaya Gaming acquired both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker in a $4.9 billion deal.

Games Offered at PokerStars

PokerStars spreads a wide variety of cash games and tournaments including:

Texas Hold’em

Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo

Omaha Hi/Lo

Five Card Omaha and 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo

Five Card Draw

Seven Card Stud and Stud Hi/lo

Razz

Single Draw Lowball 2-7

Triple Draw Lowball 2-7

8-Game Mix

Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo

H.O.R.S.E

Badugi

Fast fold variants of Hold’em and Omaha

As mentioned previously, PokerStars is the home to the WCOOP, SCOOP, TCOOP, MicroMillions and weekly tournaments such as the Sunday Million. You can also qualify for major live events with PokerStars including the European Poker Tour (EPT), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and many more.

Zoom Poker

Zoom Poker is PokerStars' offering to the "fast-fold" craze: an exciting and exhilarating way to play online poker.

The rules are the same as those of a standard poker game, but you can be dealt up to 300 hands per hour on each table you sit at! How is this possible? Easy, because instead of being seated at a single table with the same opponents and stay at the same table until you leave (like it would happen in a "normal" game) you are entered into a pool of players.

Which means that when you fold, you are whisked away and placed at a new table with new opponents and a new hand is dealt straight away.

You can even fold before the action gets to you, so if you are dealt on the button and don’t want to play this trash hand, simply click the "Fast Fold" button and you will be moved to a new table and dealt another hand immediately!

Your opponents on your old table will not know you have folded until the action gets to you, by which time you could have been dealt two or three more hands!

This is the fastest way to play poker on the Internet, and can see you log tons of volume, clear bonuses and climb up the VIP scheme quicker than ever before.

PokerStars Home Games

PokerStars allows you to create private cash games and tournaments via the Home Games feature. This special facility is provided so you can play against friends, create leagues and clubs all through the excellent PokerStars software.

Home Games is perfect for those of you who want to play against your friends and only your friends, but never seem to be able to get together in person. That and for members of poker clubs and forums who want to battle it out at the virtual felt against their own members without having to find a public table.

Notable PokerStars Features

As you would expect from the world’s biggest online poker site, PokerStars is often a trend-setter when it comes to new and innovative features.

The latest version of the PokerStars software makes it easy for you to jump straight into a game in only a few clicks of your mouse and has a plethora of settings to make your time at the PokerStars tables be enjoyable. Some PokerStars features include auto-top up of your stack in cash games, preferred seating options, slick-and-easy inbuilt note taking software, various table themes to enjoy, a full customisable lobby and award winning customer support.

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About PokerNews

PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more.

PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games. By joining PokerStars you can easily learn all the poker rules and poker strategy by playing free poker games. Join PokerStars and enjoy top quality online poker.